Accra vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Accra	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1723	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$174	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$530	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$1269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	48
😀 Quality of life	56	76
🏙️ Population	2.39M	1.32M

The cost of living in Accra is 56% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 7827th and 4149th ($582 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and Uruguay, respectively. Check Ghana vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1 months in Montevideo. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 5889th and 824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Montevideo

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	Accra	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.17	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.3	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.6	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.6%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.4	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.06	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.19	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.7	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.91	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.5	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.7	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4455	$7392

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$512
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$446
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$497
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$353
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$678
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$616
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$459
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$482
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$416
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$677
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$732
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$616
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$874
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$676
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$617
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$448
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1114
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$826
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$443
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$892
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$620
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$916
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$262
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$407
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$250
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$888
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$310
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$923
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$314
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$243
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$897
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$675
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$315
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$351

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639